HealthcareAug 10, 2026

Abcam plc

Company Profile Analysis

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Year Founded & Workforce

1997-12-31

1,750 Employees

Industry

Healthcare

Services

Abcam plc Overview

Company Headquarters: Cambridge, UK

Founded: 1998

Workforce: ~1,750

Company Working: Abcam plc is a global life sciences company that discovers, develops, and distributes high-quality biological reagents and tools for research, drug discovery, and diagnostics. It works across the industry to help life scientists complete their projects more quickly. It collaborates with life science organizations to develop novel binders for drug discovery, in-vitro diagnostics, and therapeutics. It supplies over 110,000 products to two-thirds of the world's life scientists to research protein targets, including antibodies, proteins, lysates, biochemicals, kits, and assays. It has thirteen locations globally and operates in over 130 countries worldwide. It manufactures its products in specialized facilities and sources them from over four hundred partners worldwide.

Strategy

Abcam plc is focused on investing in emerging markets, across the world. It is also focusing on increasing its presence in the untapped markets in the Middle East. The company is also focused on sustaining its position in the antibody market. Abcam plc aims to achieve organic growth through partnerships and acquisitions. Also, the company plans to increase its core reagent business. It is also planning to increase its presence in South Korea, China, and Japan.

Company Snapshot

$291.1M

Revenue

1,750

Employees

1997-12-31

Founded

Cambridge, UK

Headquarters

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Strong product portfolio with more than 100,000 products
Increasing geographical presence
Market leader in primary antibodies used in research
Strong market position
Wide distribution network
Diverse manufacturing facility

Weaknesses

Limited success outside core business
Lack of stability in performance
Issues related to management

Opportunities

Partnerships & acquisitions
Emerging markets
New product launches
Strategic acquisitions and mergers

Threats

Changing competitive landscape
Increasing market competition
Political and regulatory environment

Key Developments

Date	Approach	Development
January 2020	Acquisition	Abcam Plc announced an acquisition of Expedeon’s Proteomics and Immunology business, which includes Innova and TGR Biosciences. This will help the company to provide Expedeon’s proteomics and immunology products and support so that the life science community to perform their research and development
February 2018	Product Launch	Abcam Plc launched FirePlex-HT High-throughput Multiplex Immunoassays. It helps to deliver more data from a sample

Product Offering

Abcam plc
- Western Blotting
- ELISA Kits
- Multiplex Assays
- ELISPOT Kits
- Global Immunoassays In R&D Market
- HERG Screening

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Wantstats' research desk profiles Abcam plc as part of our ongoing coverage of the Healthcare sector, drawing on public company data, filings, and market intelligence.

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Joseph Aguayo

Sales Operations & Pricing Manager, Intel

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Bong Lau

Sales Leader, Bamberg

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Peter Groot Koerkamp

Account and Business Manager, EFS-Holland BV

Thanks for sending the report it gives us a good global view of the Betaïne market.

Younghwan Choi

Senior Retail Manager, LG Chem

We found the report very insightful! we found your research firm very helpful. I'm sending this email to secure our future business.

Mark Irwin

Management Consultant, Level 21

I am very pleased with how market segments have been defined in a relevant way for my purposes (such as "Portable Freezers & refrigerators" and "last-mile"). In general the report is well structured. Thanks very much for your efforts.

Rob Kooiker

Group Product Manager HVAC & Fire Protection GMA, Rockwool

I have been reading the first document or the study, the Global HVAC and FP market report 2021 till 2026. Must say, good info! I have not gone in depth at all parts, but got a good indication of the data inside!

Jason Lee

R&D Director, Seojin

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Akif Moroglu

Strategy & Business Development Director, Dogan Holding

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Abcam plc

Company Headquarters: Cambridge, UK Founded: 1998 Workforce: ~1,750 Company Working: Abcam plc is a global life sciences company that discovers, develops, and distributes high-quality biological reagents and tools for research, drug discovery, and diagnostics. It works across the industry to help life scientists complete their projects more quickly. It collaborates with life science organizations to develop novel binders for drug discovery, in-vitro diagnostics, and therapeutics. It supplies over 110,000 products to two-thirds of the world's life scientists to research protein targets, including antibodies, proteins, lysates, biochemicals, kits, and assays. It has thirteen locations globally and operates in over 130 countries worldwide. It manufactures its products in specialized facilities and sources them from over four hundred partners worldwide.

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